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These seats ( I have the 18 way with ventilation, but I imagine all the leather seats prob have the same material?) seem super prone to getting scuffed up. I already have two now on my 2000 mile car. The newest one was done by a tech who did some work on my car yesterday. From now on if someone is working on my car I may put a towel down and tell them to make sure they sit on it.
Do you guys get a lot of these? Do you obsess / get mad or just let them go, and chalk it up to wear that's part of owning the car? Can they be repaired? I've heard of leather repair specialists.... tks
That is precisely why I got a black interior in my 911. You should see the garnet seats and interior in my Boxster GTS. The prior owner did not take care of the interior or exterior at all. I've spent countless hours cleaning it up, but what was done was done.
I vote wipe the interior down with a damp microfiber cloth as necessary and hit it with 303 Aerospace once a month or so.
At the very least get yourself some plastic seat covers and put them on the seats (and one for the steering wheel as well) when you take your car in for service. You can buy them on Amazon and some are better than the thin ones they use at the dealers. In regards to the scuffs you can try some leather conditioner, which may make them a little less noticeable.
I have a couple similar marks on my drivers seat! So annoying! I think it can be remedied by the right leather expert. Anybody have any fixes?
There is another one on the passenger side which was there almost from the beginning. But I can't see that one unless i'm on the other side and looking for it - so I don't care about that one. But I see this one every time I open the door. I got the number of a leather person that can apparently dye it so may give them a call.
There is another one on the passenger side which was there almost from the beginning. But I can't see that one unless i'm on the other side and looking for it - so I don't care about that one. But I see this one every time I open the door. I got the number of a leather person that can apparently dye it so may give them a call.
I think they lightly sand away the damage till its smooth then dye it to match... in harsh cases I think they use glue and fillers but for damage like ours its probably just light sanding and dye. I could probably do it myself but I don't want to jack anything up.
I use my 911s daily. I am not a collector, so I would not go as far as buying seat covers left wheel cover alone. Having said that whilst I am fine with regular wear and tear I would be mad if someone myself included did a stupid scuff by just being ignorant.
My car is natural espresso cognac interior and looks almost brand new with the car being 4+ and 20k miles old. But then I do leather treatment on a regular basis.
I use my 911s daily. I am not a collector, so I would not go as far as buying seat covers left wheel cover alone. Having said that whilst I am fine with regular wear and tear I would be mad if someone myself included did a stupid scuff by just being ignorant.
My car is natural espresso cognac interior and looks almost brand new with the car being 4+ and 20k miles old. But then I do leather treatment on a regular basis.
The plastic seat and steering wheels covers are not for daily use by the way, only when taking it to the shop...I don't want to be reminded of sitting on Granny's sofa as a child.
The only guaranteed way to enter/exit the vehicle without any scuff or wear marks requires dabbling in the black arts. The proper method incorporates the art of levitation.
The plastic seat and steering wheels covers are not for daily use by the way, only when taking it to the shop...I don't want to be reminded of sitting on Granny's sofa as a child.
Understood. I am stupid enough to expect a dealer treating customer's car with enough care to not scuff a seat (or a wheel, or paint, or headlights, or etc.). And they have their covers too. If they scuffed my seat bad enough I'd request a seat replacement. BTW I also naively expect them to make a service or a fix proper way, to assemble back together whatever they disassembled with no further rework needed. Do they always meet my expectations? It's a rhetoric question
I had a bad scuff on the seat bolster when I bought 15 months old approved from OPC. Probably from a fatty holding keys when hauling out. Took it back to OPC and they had a 'leather specialist' visit, repaired it as new, quite invisible. I also had a 2 inch cut in previous car from transporting a metal framed picture with sharp corners. We have a local guy in my town (UK), specialises in leather repairs - luggage, clothes and cars. He fixed it virtually invisible (luxor beige but reckon black would have been perfect). Not cheap cos very time consuming. Does it in layers using all sorts of compounds. Told me that whatever you do, don't try to disguise it by covering in wax and silicones, weakens the base layer and makes difficult to repair. The strength of the leather is in the thin outer skin (epidermis apparently) and the fibrous stuff underneath is very weak. Suggest you google up a leather repair specialist. For interest, here's the link to my local guy. www.lincsrepair.co.uk
10-19-2018, 01:40 PM
Seat Scuffs
I only weigh 150 and squat like 315... not that that matters. I'm super careful getting in and out.
